Welcome to Marketplace for Kids!

Bright Ideas Contest Results! - View the 2010 Marketplace for Kids Bright Ideas Contest and Showcase Results Here!


Helping Hands! - Wednesday, May 5th wasn’t just another ordinary day at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota...


Student Career Interest Survey Results! - Your kids, their career interests!


Press Release! - Students Light Up the ND State Fair!


The Marshmellow Maker! - Turn your favorite food into a business!

Meet Riley G. our 6th Grade Inventor of "E-ZPuck"!

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Click on the photo to read his story and view the video!


Marketplace for Kids is designed to encourage innovative thinking at all ages. Marketplace for Kids is a showcase for the ideas of young people. The program shows that kids have a special role in improving the economic future of our communities.

Our website is designed to be a general resource for all information related to Marketplace for Kids. If, however, you can't find what you are looking for, please feel free to contact us using the information listed on our Contact Us page.

Download our Current Marketplace for Kids Brochure and Dates and Locations/Regional Leadership Teams Now!
 
 
 
2010 Marketplace for Kids Education Days - Locations and Dates
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Marketplace for Kids Education Days - By Region

Region 1 - Williston
Williston State College
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 2 - Minot
Minot State University/Bishop Ryan High School
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 2 - Bottineau
Dakota College at Bottineau
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 3 - Devils Lake
Lake Region State College
Monday, March 15, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!


Region 4 - Northwood
Northwood Public School
Monday, April 26, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!
Region 5 - Fargo/Moorhead/West Fargo
Concordia College
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 6 - Jamestown
Jamestown College
Friday, May 7, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 7 - Bismarck/Mandan
University of Mary
Monday, May 3, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Region 8 - Dickinson
Dickinson State University
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Registration is now CLOSED!

Bright Ideas Showcase and Contest
ND State Fair, Minot, ND
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Registration closes: Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bright Ideas Showcase and Contest Announced!

BISMARCK, ND, June 10, 2010 - Enthusiastic young entrepreneurs are invited to be part of the Marketplace for Kids – Bright Ideas Showcase and Contest which will be held in Minot, ND on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in conjunction with Co-op Day at the North Dakota State Fair...

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2009 Photos and Videos now Online and on DVD for all Regions!
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To view photos, choose a region from the list at left, then choose "Photo Gallery." To view a video recap of the day's events, choose a region from the list at left, then choose "Video Gallery." 

Online DVD Order Form
Printable DVD Order Form

Young Entrepreneurs
Sponsors Make It Possible
thumb_comics3.jpgMany local young entrepreneurs have been a part of Marketplace for Kids over the years.

To showcase these young entrepreneurs, we've added our "Young Entrepreneur" section. Here you will be able to read all about the entrepreneurs themselves, their projects and more!

Visit the Young Entrepreneurs section!

hands.jpg Our financial sponsors are key to making Marketplace for Kids a success. Without these sponsors, we would not exist! A complete list of our sponsors can be found here . Please take time to thank them for their commitment to this program and to North Dakota's future!

If you are interesting in becoming a Marketplace for Kids sponsor, please visit our "Become a Sponsor" page.

 Parter of Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education

 CELEBRATE

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February 20-27, 2010
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North Dakota Governor John Hoeven signs the 2010
Entrepreneurship Week Proclamation proclaiming

February 20-27, 2010, as North Dakota Entrepreneurship Week!

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On hand to witness this proclamation were participants in the Marketplace for Kids Bright Ideas Showcase and Contest held at the ND State Fair in July 2010.  Standing from left are: Chase Davis, Bismarck, Michael Couse, Minot; Kaitlyn Kipp, Mandan; Katie Nistler, Fargo; and Jordan Huber, Minot.  Seated from left are: Dominic Davis, Bismarck; Kaleb Schaub, Napoleon; Governor John Hoeven; RyanBaumgartner, Napoleon; and Ashley Fagerland, Williston.  Marketplace for Kids is designed to encourage innovative thinking at all ages by showcasing the ideas of North Dakota's young people.  Students could enter their business idea or invention at Bright Ideas Showcase and Contest and compete against students in their age category for cash prizes.

 
If you are interested in replicating the Marketplace for Kids program, please contact Marilyn
at marketplace@btinet.net, or by phone at 701-663-0150 or 888-384-8410 (toll free).

The Marketplace of Ideas/Marketplace for Kids, Inc. is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization.
Our programs rely solely on grants and contributions.